The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-16
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The Presidents st. Louis Visit-Warm
Weather-Mr. Archer's Funeral-The
Brown Divorce Case-Sickness
Among the Children, &c.

BALTIMORE, July 18th, 1887.
Messrs Editors President CIeveland's with
drawal of his recent acceptance of an invitation to
visit St. Louis on the occasion of the meeting there
of the Grand Army of the Republic, has afforded
grounds for much talk and speculation. The
Presidents recent letter, made public on the sub
iect and published generally in the press through
out the country, has been commented upon and
very generally approved. He was right at hrst
in accepting the invitation and did it with purely
patriotic motives, and, as shown by his recent
withdrawal of the same, was equally right in do
ing So He shows that there was misunderstand-
ing in the matter which, without any partial feel
ing one way or the other, makes his withdrawal
perfectly fair and honorable on all Sides AS
things stood it was an invitation that in duty to
himself he could not accept and that no honorable
man could do other than withdraw. The country
is now enabled to have fair understanding OF the
matter and the members Of the G. A. r. and the
citizens of St. Louis and of the whole nation can
now see that the President was perfectly right
He could not have done otherwise in honor TO
himself as an individual much less being the Pres
ident of the United States, the wnole
people. All, have no doubt, would have been
pleased for him to be there, but they wanted 10
see it on an invitation of pure impartiality and
wholly free from politics and everything having
the semblance thereof. Hence it would have been
to give bias political otherwise to an affair OF
the nation opposed to social sentiment and con-
trary to sentiments inculcated by the Grand Army.
The President saw that such was likely to grow
out of it as things loosely stood and he Withdrew
the acceptance. 1t required great courage to do
So but it was the only way that it could in justice
be done to the whole people. 1t put stop at
once to what might have caused disturbance an
am glad to see the people are of the same view.
| I am one among many thousands who heartily
| approve the Presidents course. Without viewing
in he o hs
thus far taken shape it is therefore wholly in Mr.
Clevelands favor. 1t will, if anything add to his
| popularity and favor, even with political oppo-
nents. I see that the people of St. Louis and the
| West purpose sending him another invitation,
fuller, clearer in its wording, that he may yet
cept it and be present at st. Louis when the G. A.
| r. has its meeting. 1 am sure the people of our
country will be glad to have the President of the
United States there that patriotic occasion, and
that misunderstanding should prevent it if time
and opportunity allow of his being present. They
| are defenders which any ruler of nation would
| be glad to encourage.
| l see that the President with Mrs Cleveland and
and some of their friends have gone North to their
old home to spend week. They passed through
| Baltimore yesterday They act wisely to seek the
| North at this season. The thermometer in Wash
ington ranges from so to 80 degrees in the shade
with a scorching sun. L am glad to learn, how
| ever, that good health prevails at the National
| capital whilst the President and those with him
enjoy the season thus far satisfactorily. 1t sup
| posed that the President will be back again to
| Washington in about a week or ten days. He is
| much pressed with public business and being a
hard worker cannot be absent many days at time.
The funeral of the late Henry W. Archer, OF
Belair, took place on Sunday last. His remains
were deposited in Greenmount Cemetery. A large
concourse attended his burial, among whom were
Rolt md leo
where. The deceased was we'll known and much
beloved by every one.
| It is now fully settled that the old Mercantile
| Library is to be re- established. The required
number of subscribers has been gotten. 1t will be
opened in the fall.
| The suit for divorce of Alexander D. Brown and
his wife, Laura Hobson, is now being heard before
the commissioner in the city appointed by the
Baltimore county court. The principals are not
present at the trial, their evidence not being ad
mitted and therefore not being required. His
wife, Mrs. Brown, is opposing the divorce.
Handsome improvements will be made during
the present holidays in the Baltimore Criminal
Court. It is to be thoroughly renovated. 1t GER
tanly requires it. The truth is we want an en-
tire new court house. It would then be very
handsome improvement to the city.
see that Rev. Mr.. McGlynn has been excom-
municated from the church of Rome. He don't
seem to care much about it. He, of course, expec-
ted such would be the case. He made no effort to
get hearing or trial and refused obeying orders
to 60 to Rome.
Very many persons from Baltimore and places
contiguous thereto are now going to Boston by
steamer. It is delightful sea ride of about three
days and nights this warm weather and very
healthful. Persons both 60 and return if they
chose by steamer, though some come home by rail.
They 60 from Boston to other parts of the North.
The city is worry healthy for the season among
| grown persons, but summer complaints and other
diseases incident to children have been very severe
| An unusual number of children are dying and are
| sick with the summer complaint. In some streets
where there are large number of children, in al
most every other house the crying and means Of
children can be heard They seem to be suffering
terribly. People, when they can, should send
their children out of the city, and none should per-
NIT their children, accustomed to the country, to
come into town these hot days. It's both un-
pleasant and dangerous. NEsToR.